Same STEM fun with a new cover! CONTROL FREAKS in paperback is out today! Benjamin Banneker College Prep is a middle school full of STEAM kids. According to seventh-grader Doug Zezzmer, there are the science heads, technovengers, enginerds, arts peeps, mathatrons, and even sportsters. Doug likes to think of himself as a visionary inventor with the goal of impressing the principal, Mr. Lee. But his dad has other visions. He wants Doug to be a [...]
Creepy Underground Catacombs! City of Bones is the third book in the Bubba and Squirt series by Sherry Ellis. This time, the kids travel through the mysterious vortex to Paris, France. It's another wild adventure as they track down art thieves, encounter terrifying monsters, and discover the whereabouts of their missing father. Will they make it out alive or join the rest of the skeletons in the City of Bones? This fast-paced adventure is full [...]
No one puts the fun in non-fiction like Kim Zachman! Her NEW release, There's No Cream in Cream Soda, explores the fun, facts, and stories of the origins of some of America’s most popular beverages. From soda to water to milk and juice, curious kids will get answers to questions like, what kind of root is in root beer, and who put the pink in pink lemonade? This STEM book explores the inventions, innovations, and [...]
Join Mojo in welcoming these three amazing April middle grade releases. A Spoonful of Time by Flora Ahn (April 11, 2023) Maya’s grandmother might be losing her memory, but she’s not losing her magic in the kitchen. When one delicious bite sends Maya back in time to Seoul, Korea, she is forced to question everything she knows about her family and time itself. Far Out by Anne Bustard (April 18, 2023) When eleven-year-old MJ’s grandmother [...]
Join Mojo in welcoming these three amazing new middle grade releases. Winston Chu vs. The Whimsies by Stacey Lee (February 7, 2023) A re-imagining of a classic Chinese folktale. When Winston Chu stops a robbery at Mr. Pang's Whimsies, a shop in Chinatown, Mr. Pang invites him to pick any item from the store. He warns him not to touch until he is sure, because what he touches will be his. When he touches [...]
Join Mojo in welcoming these three amazing new middle grade releases. The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine by Katherine Marsh (January 17, 2023) Thirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist father is overseas and he and his mother have moved in with his one-hundred-year-old grandmother. But then he finds an old black and white photo of her that reveals a family secret and a courageous story of survival. The Infinite Questions [...]
Middle grade readers love picture books! With science and heart these books make perfect gifts. Join Mojo in welcoming these three amazing releases. The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin (December 13, 2022) From Jason Chin, Caldecott Medalist comes a book about the microscopic building blocks of life and what we have in common with everything around us. Heart String by Brooke Boynton-Hughes (December 20, 2022) A story about the heart string that [...]
Join us in welcoming these exciting November releases. PLOTTING THE STARS 1: MOONGARDEN by MICHELLE BARRY (Release Date: November 1, 2022) The Secret Garden is re-imagined with a science fiction twist in this STEAM inspired series starter. In the not too distant future, the Earth's plants have turned deadly forcing people to make their homes in space. When Myra finds a secret lab hidden in her school and beyond that a garden full of toxic [...]
Happy Book Birthday to Drawing Outside the Lines! In 1883, after a journey from Oakland, California to Brooklyn, New York on the Transcontinental Railroad, eleven-year-old Julia Morgan (known as Dudu to her family) got to walk on the newly completed Brooklyn Bridge. She was awestruck by that engineering marvel which was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time. Her mother tolerated Julia’s obsession with structures and construction techniques when she was a [...]
Join us in welcoming these exciting October releases. A ROVER'S STORY by JASMINE WARGA (Release Date: October 4, 2022) Newberry Honor-winning author Jasmine Warga brings us the story of a Mars rover named Resilience that starts having emotions and faces obstacles carrying out the mission. FRIZZY by CLARIBEL A. ORTEGA (Graphic novel, Release Date: October 11, 2022) When a young girl refuses to keep straightening her hair, she learns she's beautiful just as she is. [...]
